Weezer - Weezer (Red Album) [Deluxe]

Everybody Get Dangerous!

I am a huge Weezer fan, so when my friend got this CD for me as a gift I was giddy with delight. Of course "pork & beans" is a great song and in their own odd way they have created quite the positive song. "Everybody Get Dangerous", leave it to Weezer to write a song that says 'When I was younger I used to go and tip cows for fun, yeah Actually I didn't do that 'Cos I didn't want the cow to be sad' or one that compares a lost love to a dying spider going down the drain. The most entertaining song yet, though has to be "Troublemaker" I cracked up laughing (during work nonetheless) when I heard him sing 'Marryin' a beeyotch, havin 7 keeyods'. Every song on this album, while humorous, has some sort of message in them.(The other guys sing, too. Check out Pig, The Spider, King and Automatic.) Now, I know everyone keeps saying how Make Believe & the Red Album are not as good as the Blue Album; well, so what? The band is close to forty and a majority of their fans (who've loved them since the beginning) are in their mid 20s to 30s, so why would we want to hear music that is singing about stuff High Schoolers can relate to and if they were still singing that type of music they would have lost all their credibility. So, enjoy that Pinkerton & the Blue Album live on in rock history and take the Red Album for what it is, silly fun songs that have a message.So, to end this book of a review, this album is a great buy and sure to please Weezerholics everywhere!
October 3, 2008

Great Weezer album!

It's always fun to see what Weezer is going to put out, and the Red Album does not disappoint. Some of the songs have a new flavor with the bassist singing, which is really cool and makes for a different harmony. Song #2 The Greatest Man in the World took a couple of listens before it started growing on me and now I think it's going to end up an all-time Weezer classic song, like El Scorcho became. September 22, 2008

Different but still great.

This album is definitley a detour from Weezer's other albums, but I think it is a succesful and interesting one. It took a few listens to soak in because it is so different, but songs that I originally dismissed like The Greatest Man that Ever Lived is now one of my favorites from the album. I would definitley put this above Make Believe. I think that Miss Sweeney is a great song and should be on the actual album instead of being a Bonus Track. I know that the earlier Weezer albums have more merit, but this album still holds up as a good Weezer album and a great rock album in general. It is still a lot better then most bands out there today. September 21, 2008

Should be the pink album

I was embarrassed when I purchased the last Avril Lavigne album and it was covered pink. And listening to the junior high-type references, I wondered what I was expecting.

Now though, listening to Weezer's opening lyrics on this album: "Put me in a special school cuz I am such a fool, and I don't need a single book to teach me how to read. Who needs stupid books? They are for petty crooks-" SKIP!

Next song: "You try to play cool like you just don't care, but soon I'll be playin' in your underwear-" SKIP!

Last chance to redeem on this song: "They say I need some Rogaine to put in my hair, work it out at the gym to fit my underwear-" EJECT!

What happened to Weezer? I listened more and tried to find something to cling to. Nothing. The music doesn't cover up the embarrassment of the childish lyrics. Today, I put in that pink Avril Lavigne CD and it sounds so much better than the last time I listened. I think if this Weezer album was the pink album you would have the same feeling of embarrassment when purchasing it that you would have when listening to it.

(2 stars for Pig) September 17, 2008

Not what you'd expect from Weezer

Weezer has bitten off more than they can chew. Pork N Beans is a great song (and a great video), and it's what you'd expect from Weezer: it's fun! That's about as far as the Red Album goes. They've tried to expand their horizons and go beyond the 'norm', but they have a gangsta rap song, an elevator music song, and the rest of the songs are just boring. You're better off recording Pork N Beans off of YouTube and buying this only if oyu have a sick obsession to own all things Weezer. September 15, 2008

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